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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 1d

A little bit of googling whilst I sip my wine over looking this view resulted in this provence-alpes-cotedazur.com/en/things-to...
Never heard of coexist before and a little bit suspicious now Tony seems to have landed key job in difficult peace settlement - maybe Cherie will be a good influence!

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 1d

Wonder if I can find out - holiday task !!!

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 1d

Coexist -Came across this water fountain on a walk in Cape Ferrat today If you look hard the C is a Muslim moon , the X is the Jewish star and the T is the Christian cross - a message that is never more needed in the world today

A stone with coexist written on it - the c a Moslem moon , the X a Jewish star and a T a Christian cross

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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 8d

Are you using or planning to use Talking Mats in research? Then you'll want to read this month's Research Spotlight.
#CommunicationResearch

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 19d

Very proud of Nima starting his #ultracycle for #palestine via @medicinesanfrontiers Hope the weather is kind and if you do have some money to spare . He would appreciate a donation www.justgiving.com/page/nima-kh...

Nima's fundraiser for Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

Help Nima Khorshidi raise money to support Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF)

www.justgiving.com

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 19d

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics

British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Prof. Elaine Hunter @elaineahp.bsky.social · 19d

BLOG, 2nd in our series on rehabilitation. What does rehabilitation in dementia mean to me as a speech & language therapist? ‘Rehabilitation is a big word with a range of nuanced meaning for all involved. As a speech and language therapist …..’ letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/w...

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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · 20d

Been great working with @forceschildscot.bsky.social to produce this bespoke Talking Mats resource to allow children & young people space to express their thoughts on being in a family where a parent serves in the forces forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/news/success...

Booklet and cards with images appropriate to life in a forces family

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · 27d

For anyone in #Stirling a new community hub drop in has opened on a Wednesday. Come for soup, cuppas and surplus food to take away All welcome at Queen Street Methodist church 11- 1 .This week lots of tomatoes,blueberries, potatoes,bread, courgettes,noodles filled take away bags Reduce #foodwaste

Tables laid out with tins , packets and fresh food

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 9

A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy showing a judge beating an unarmed protester with a gavel will be removed from a wall outside one of London’s most iconic courts /AP

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Sep 5

Great time working with my son, Joe on a business strategy for his brilliant app, Squiddity. This approach helped him get his health back. Now he’s making a gentle &motivating app to help others integrate the strategies that help them become part of daily life. squiddity.app #chronicconditions

Man sitting holding phone with app , tablet with website in the background and in the foreground A4 sheets with lots of different colour stickies

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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · Sep 3

Are you trained in Talking Mats and interested in taking part in a pilot study for our new Resource; Spirituality?
This Resource aims to open up conversations around Spirituality with people with Learning Disabilities / Autism.

Full details in today's blog
www.talkingmats.com/opportunity-...

Opportunity to join the Talking Mats Spirituality Resource pilot - Improving Communication, Improving Lives

Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. How Talking Mats can improve communication and lives.

www.talkingmats.com

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · Sep 3

Nigel Farage is about to give evidence to the US Congress on threats to free speech in the UK.

So here's one for him: Reform UK has just banned me (and @thenewworldmag.bsky.social) from attending its party conference this weekend. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...

Chicken Farage bans The New World

It claims to be the party of free speech, but this last-minute decision to stop me attending tells a very different story

www.thenewworld.co.uk

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Sep 2

Next Wednesday 10th Sept 11am to 1pm all are welcome to the Queen Street community hub for a free cuppa , bowl of soup and bag of food - thanks to Fairshare Scotland, and local food shops. A welcoming space with a green, no waste purpose. Please share with any #stirling folk that maybe interested

Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Aug 29

As the #communicationmatters conference approaches there are lots of good memories of working with Lucia & presenting with her there. She had huge insight into #augcomm and I loved working with her on the @talkingmats Inclusion & diversity resource . Her early sudden passing is so sad.

Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · Aug 29

Lucia Tullio passed away earlier this year. With her family's permission we have posted a short tribute to her.

www.talkingmats.com/lucia-tullio...

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Vani Gupta @vanigupta.bsky.social · Aug 26

Over 60% of young people in prison have #DevLangDis #IALP2025

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Aug 28

One third of wounded in #Gaza are children - what a terrible , shameful statistic . This must stop ✋ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

A third of outpatients treated for wounds at MSF’s Gaza hospitals in 2024 were children, figures show

Explosive weapons designed to be used in battle are being used in urban areas, says Médecins Sans Frontières

www.theguardian.com

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scldnews.bsky.social @scldnews.bsky.social · Jul 24

📚 “Some people with learning disability aren’t challenged, because there’s an expectation we can’t learn.”

Meet Aaron—a student, campaigner, and human rights defender breaking barriers in education.

🧠💬 Read more: zurl.co/qkobU

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Aug 20

Delighted to hear about Sarah Ezekiel’s voice on the news- a brilliant use of AI to recreate her voice from a short pre #MND 8 sec video clip She’s an amazing artist .I was the proud winner of this beautiful #eyegaze picture of hers at the communication matters conference some years back #augcomm

Black and white picture of 3 trees stripped of leaves growing on slight incline

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sure we will have some really interesting conversations & shared learning around using @talkingmats in a #capacity context - plus participants will have an excellent bespoke TM capacity resource to help in practice #supporteddecisions #socialwork

Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · Aug 19

Upskill alert! If you are trained in Talking Mats and supporting adults with communication difficulties this course is for you. Delivered by @loiscameron.bsky.social and Julie King this course is facilitated by Course Beetle.

Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...

A poster in dark blue with off white text advertising a Webinar on Capacity, enabling supported decision making.There's a certificate in the bottom right hand corner and green stars along the bottom

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Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · Aug 1

This month’s research spotlight shines on Sweden , the Dart centre for #AAC &technology Their freely available paper describes how Talking Mats was used to explore the views & perspectives of children and young people on their speaking and reading activities #slcn #communicationdisability #dyslexia

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Alex Beardmore @alexbeardmore98.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for SEND teachers and / or TAs to take part in my dissertation research study about the use of PECS! 📣

Please share if you can. Thank you! 😊

#bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #slt #SEND #SENDfamily #paediatrics #education #PECS

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Jul 31

On holiday in France, a useful ticket machine reminder of just _ONE_ reason why Heathrow expansion is a bad idea

#ClimateEmergency

Emissions C02 per person per km 3g train, 260g plane

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Lois Cameron @loiscameron.bsky.social · Jul 30

Always special to go to a colleague’s retirement celebration to thank him and cheer them on their way. Also great to see old friends & colleagues & to chat with the younger therapists and feel their talent and enthusiasm. The profession feels in safe hands, change is healthy and natural.

Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social · Jul 30

Congratulations Anne Marie on 40 years work as a speech & language therapist ,a well deserved retirement celebration with lots of great stories about the impact of really listening to your patient stories & needs.Thanks for all you did for us. Love your retirement plans - ace top scale !

Woman standing next to retirement talking mat on yellow background

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · Jul 28

Generation Genocide: Israel has killed an entire school class of children every day in Gaza

www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Generation Genocide: Israel has killed an entire school class of children every day in Gaza

Israel has now killed more than 18,000 children since 7 October 2023 - and now, UNRWA has hit back at the Zionist entity

www.thecanary.co

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